Orlando International Airport

Introduction

Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the major airport for the city and many airlines serve destinations within the USA and to Europe and South America. The airport is located about 11 kilometres from the CBD of Orlando. It's the second busiest airport in Florida and even in the top 30 worldwide.

For more information about other airports throughout the world, also see the list of airports.

Getting there and away

• Bus: Lynx provides a sub-station at the airport with service to Downtown Orlando and other area routes.
• A complimentary coach transportation service for guests staying at Walt Disney World resort hotels. The motor coach service is operated by Mears Transportation. Guests have to book in advance reservations.
• Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney Cruise Line, SunCruz Casinos, Sterling Casinos and Mears Transportation all run scheduled buses from the airport to Port Canaveral for incoming cruise passengers
• The community of The Villages in Sumter, Lake, and Marion counties operates a shuttle between the community and Orlando International Airport. The shuttle stops at Lake Sumter Landing and Spanish Springs
• Taxis and rental cars are both widely available at the airport as well.

Airlines, Destinations and Terminals

There are two terminals at the airport: Terminal A, subdivided into airsides 1 and 2, and Terminal B, subdivided into airsides 3 and 4. For more information about airlines, also see the list of airlines and the details about flying with budget airlines.

Airside 1

• Aer Lingus - Dublin
• Air Canada - Halifax, Montreal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson
• Air Transat - Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson
• Alaska Airlines - Seattle/Tacoma
• Allegiant Air - Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Greenville/Spartanburg, Huntington (WV), Knoxville, Lexington (KY), Springfield (MO), Tri-Cities (TN), Youngstown (OH)
• American Airlines - Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK
• CanJet - Halifax, Montreal-Trudeau, Quebec City
• Continental Airlines - Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
• Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines - Miami, Pensacola, Tallahassee
• Copa Airlines - Panama City
• Gol Airlines operated by VARIG - Sao Paulo-Guarulhos
• Interjet - Monterrey (Mexico), Merida (Mexico)
• Martinair - Amsterdam
• Mexicana - Mexico City
• Sunwing Airlines - Montreal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson
• TACA Airlines - Guatemala City, San Salvador
• Volaris - Monterrey (Mexico)
• WestJet - Calgary, Halifax, Hamilton, London (ON), Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg

Airside 2

• JetBlue Airways - Aguadilla, Austin, Boston, Bogotá, Buffalo, Burlington, Cancún, Hartford, Montego Bay, Nassau, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Newburgh, Ponce, Portland (ME), Richmond, Rochester (NY), San José de Costa Rica, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Syracuse, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, White Plains
• Southwest Airlines - Albany, Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Buffalo, Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Detroit, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jackson, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Long Island/Islip, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Panama City (FL), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, San Antonio, Washington-Dulles

Airside 3

• Bahamasair - Nassau
• Frontier Airlines - Denver, Milwaukee
• Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines - Oklahoma City, Omaha
• Spirit Airlines - Atlantic City, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, San Juan
• Sun Country Airlines - Lansing, Minneapolis/St. Paul
• United Airlines - Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles
• US Airways - Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington-Reagan
• US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines - Washington-Reagan

Airside 4

• AeroMéxico - Mexico City
• AirTran Airways - Akron/Canton, Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Aruba, Asheville, Atlanta, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Bloomington, Boston, Branson, Buffalo, Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Key West, Knoxville, Lexington, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moline/Quad Cities, Montego Bay, Nassau, New York-LaGuardia, Newport News/Williamsburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Richmond, Rochester (NY), San Antonio, St. Louis, San Juan, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, White Plains, Wichita
• British Airways - London-Gatwick
• Delta Air Lines - Atlanta, Boston, Cancún, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Hartford, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Salt Lake City, Washington-Regan
• Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines Grand Rapids
• Lufthansa - Frankfurt
• TAM Airlines - São Paulo-Guarulhos
• Virgin Atlantic Airways - Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester

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